The "Financial Budget Manual 2010" is an invaluable reference book for farmers and growers, consultants and students. It contains a wealth of up to date information on farm and orchard costs and prices, the profitability of different enterprises, and inco ...

The New Zealand (NZ) beef industry traces its origins back to the first European arrivals to NZ. While cattle were initially used as draught oxen to provide food and for the purpose of improving pastures, they are now a major source of export income for N ...

The New Zealand Deer Industry experienced no apparent animal productivity gains in the decade leading up to 2004 while the competing red meat sectors increased productivity significantly. Compounding this issue for the deer industry was the expansion of ...

Automatic Milking Systems (AMS) represent a revolutionary innovation in dairy farming, which not only replaces the physical labour required to harvest milk, but also influences the entire farm system. This dissertation investigates the key drivers, planni ...

My initial intention was to explore Trading Among Farmers (TAF) benefits, as an option for family
succession. I believed TAF could be used as an alternative to, or combination of asset distribution,
retirement cashflow, family succession vehicle etc ... ...

New Zealand has an established and functional Dairy Beef industry. Existing value chains and enterprise options are available to farmers that can meet the needs and demands of different markets within the New Zealand pastoral farming sector.
A significan ...

Engagement. Livestock Improvement Corporation and Livestock Improvement Corporation Shareholders Council. What is the interaction and what can be done to improve this?
What is engagement? How does it manifest itself? What effect does it have on people an ...

It is often expressed from many farmers that there is a disconnect between farmers and Fonterra. There is a feeling that a lot of farmers don’t want to engage with their Co-operative simply because it has got so big and what chance do they have in really ...

This report looks at co-operatives as a whole. To gain experienced insight into the rural sector co-operatives a number of high level management and directors involved with co-ops have been interviewed. Essentially looking to define the mechanisms operati ...

This research involves an institutional analysis of smallholder beef markets in the Malaita Province of the Solomon Islands, with the aim of making recommendations for strategies that improve small producer access to formal markets and for strategies that ...